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Hot Hits
Mariinsky Ballet: Paquita
The Kennedy CenterOct. 8 – 13 Paquita is a glittering showcase of classical technique, dazzling tutus, and non-stop virtuosic turns.
REMIX: The Future is Female
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThu. Sep 26 This happy hour event is all about music, art and women celebrating women.
Assassins
Signature TheatreSep. 21 – 29 To kick off the 30th Anniversary season, Signature Theatre produces its 30th Sondheim musical with the daring and darkly funny Tony Award®-winning musical of the twisted American Dream.
David Sedaris
The Kennedy CenterTue. Oct 15 Award-winning humor writer and master of satire David Sedaris returns to the Kennedy Center.
Whose Live Anyway?
StrathmoreSat. Oct 12 An evening of hilarious improvised comedy and song based on audience suggestions
Escaped Alone
Signature TheatreSep. 24 – Nov. 3 Caryl Churchill's (Cloud 9, Top Girls) electrifying Signature debut is a caustically funny and surreal afternoon of tea and calamity.
Lucinda Williams
StrathmoreTue. Sep 24 Grammy-winner Lucinda Williams performs the album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road in its entirety,
An Evening with Audra McDonald
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Sep 28 McDonald performs her trademark mix of hits from Broadway and the Great American Songbook.
The REACH Opening Festival
The Kennedy CenterThru Sep. 22 Two weeks of FREE performances & activities celebrating the expansion of The Kennedy Center campus called the REACH.
Ray LaMontagne
StrathmoreTue. Oct 15 LaMontagne returns to the stage on his Just Passing Through acoustic tour.
Spotlights
Washington Performing Arts: Chick Corea Trilogy
StrathmoreWed. Oct 30
India.Arie: The Worthy Tour
StrathmoreFri. Oct 11
DEMO by Damian Woetzel: BalletX
The Kennedy CenterOct. 25 – 26
Broadway Center Stage: Footloose
The Kennedy CenterOct. 9 – 13
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
National ArchivesWed. Sep 25
Washington Performing Arts: Drew Petersen
The Kennedy CenterSat. Oct 19
Kid Prince and Pablo
The Kennedy CenterOct. 19 – Nov. 3
Washington Performing Arts: Spektral Quartet
The Kennedy CenterTue. Oct 29
Ladama
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversityFri. Oct 4
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
National ArchivesTue. Sep 24
Nemr
The Kennedy CenterSat. Oct 5
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
